- My whole office is a bit of a mess today
but something has come in,
and I wanna show y'all because it's important.
Let's do this.
(upbeat music)
Okey dokey.
Y'all know what this is.
Y'all,
(chuckles)
I am so excited.
I know what it is.
Dude.
Your fans may have found you
while searching YouTube learned about you through a friend
or maybe you showed up as a recommended video.
No matter how they came to your channel,
fans stayed and their numbers increased
because of your unique voice and excitement
of being part of the growing community that you established.
We are thrilled to see the development of your community
and are proud to honor your impressive milestone
of a reaching 100,000 subscribers
with the Silver Creator Award.
Congratulations!
Yours sincerely, Susan,
CEO.
Do you think she actually signs it?
No, she definitely doesn't.
That is a print.
But anyway, thanks Susan.
Yes!
Ooh and I'm so shiny in it.
She cute.
Yes.
Anyway, I am so happy that I finally got one
of these freaking things for my personal channel.
I have one from...
You could probably see it in the shot.
Can you see in the shot?
You can't. Hold up.
The PBS play button was how I realized
that I should care about hitting milestones
with subscribers,
was hitting it for PBS.
And doing that, getting to 100,000 subscribers
for that channel in less than a year.
Launched that channel in February, had it by October.
That was when I realized, I was like,
wait a minute, hold up, hold up.
Why am I caring about subscribers and growth
and all this for another channel
when I'm not caring about it from my own channel?
And it's been a long road, okay?
A little late but I'm happy that I'm here.
But this one,
this one means a lot more.
Don't get me wrong, obviously I still wanna keep growing.
I'm still gonna keep creating content
but hitting 100,000 for this channel, this one,
feels like
we did it Joe. (laughs)
And I wanna pay this forward
because real talk, it'd be hard out here for us.
You know what I'm saying?
It'd be real hard out here for us
and I wanna pay it forward
because I want the community to continue to grow
and I want there to be more Black content creators.
So we're gonna do a little giveaway.
We're gonna do a little giveaway
to celebrate this channel hitting 100,000.
This giveaway isn't sponsored in any way.
Without further ado, let's get to well-lit, 4K,
snazzy-looking Hallease
and let's get into what this giveaway will entail.
Obviously, quick wardrobe change.
I am now
without glasses even.
What is life?
So like I said, I wanna pay it forward now
that I've hit 100,000 subscribers here
on this YouTube channel.
So we're doing an epic giveaway
in partnership with my production company, StumbleWell.
I'm calling this to Hallease wants
to see more Black women creators
on the platform grand giveaway thing.
To enter this giveaway,
the first thing you need to identify as a woman
and then the second thing you need to be of African descent.
Third thing, you need to be based in the United States.
Sorry, but shipping things overseas and/or not
and/or outside of the country is just like very expensive
and cumbersome.
So for now, inside the United States.
Sorry.
The second thing you need to do is obviously be subscribed
to this channel please.
Third thing, follow me on Instagram
because your girl is a multi-hyphenated social media person.
We are trying to get where we fit in on all the things.
Amen?
And then finally,
this one is the thing I'm most excited about.
I want you to create a YouTube short and upload it.
And it can be about literally anything you want.
The only thing that for sure needs to happen in it
is you have to make sure
to use my YouTube handle, @Hallease,
so that way I can find your short
and watch it and decide if I like it.
But you can do whatever you want in it.
If you wanna do the latest dance, cool.
If you're a funny haha kind of person,
you wanna do a little skit that you've been working on,
go for it.
Maybe you're into plants, you wanna show me your plants.
It can literally be about whatever you want.
I mean, personally,
I feel like this giveaway is all about getting you
to create your first bit of content
or just creating content in general.
So try to make it something
that will actually help you algorithmically.
Maybe it can be an intro
to your channel explaining who you are.
Maybe it can be just why you follow me
and why you like watching my content.
Again, it can be whatever you want.
I just want it to be a short.
It needs to be vertical
and uploaded as a YouTube short to be officially entered.
And you must make sure
that your YouTube short is uploaded
no later than 11:59 PM Central Time,
February 15th in the year of our Lord, 2023.
Okay?
If you uploaded on February 16th,
thanks for making one, but it ain't in it.
You ain't in it.
You ain't in it, okay?
February 15th, 11:59 PM Central Time.
Central, right?
That is the deadline.
Now, I will announce the winners of said giveaway April 1st
because I do not acknowledge April Fools
as a holiday in the slightest.
It is actually the birthday
of my late grandmother, Hallease Dedliwoka,
who I am named after.
So I will announce the winners of this giveaway then,
probably through a YouTube short
and an official long form video as well.
Let's talk about what I'm giving away.
Hallease, take it away.
Our two grand prize winners will receive
this epic vlogger kit,
and it is gonna consist of a Sony ZV-1
which I love this little camera.
It is a powerhouse of/for content creators
and it's so small, compact, portable,
and it can grow with you.
I think that's what I really like about this camera
is you can have it on auto and it's gonna look great.
And then also, as you inevitably learn more
about aperture, ISO, all that kind of stuff,
you can utilize this camera to its full potential.
So two grand prize winners will receive this camera,
the Sony ZV-1.
They'll also receive this Vlogger Kit to go with it.
So it comes with the proprietary Sony stand,
a 64-gigabyte card and a little pouch to keep it in as well.
Again, really portable, get you going.
Love it.
And then finally, even though this camera does have
actually pretty decent internal camera audio,
I'm also going to hook you up
with just a really basic beginner microphone
to plug into it as well
to up your production value that much more
because I personally feel like audio is underrepresented
when it comes
to upping your overall video production quality.
So two of you will be receiving this awesome kit.
This will be our grand prize.
Then one runner up will receive this DJI OM 5.
It is a stabilizer for your phone,
so you can use this to make sure your phone is super stable
as you're recording your content.
I think this thing is invaluable.
What does it come with Hallease?
I'll tell you, Hallease.
It comes with the DJI OM 5, a little storage pouch
'cause you gotta keep it cute.
Grip tri-pod as well,
wrist strap,
power cable, magnetic phone clamp,
hey,
and a manual.
So this will go to a runner up as well.
And then finally, three other runners up
will receive one year of Skillshare on me,
so that way you can take any and all of my classes
if you so choose,
as well as the over 30,000 other classes
that are available on Skillshare.
For those of you who don't know, I teach video production
and storytelling on Skillshare through classes.
I have a class for an intro to editing.
I have a advanced editing class using Premier Pro.
I have an intro to after effects class on there.
I have a class on lighting over there as well.
That's actually doing quite well.
You should check that one out.
Good lighting at any budget.
You're welcome.
I have a lot of classes
and I love teaching on the platform
because it's just a way for me
to give back all of my creative skills and knowledge
that I've accumulated over the years.
So three runners up will get one year of Skillshare free
on me as a thank you, and hopefully to help enable you again
to tell your own story on this platform
that has given me so much in my career thus far.
And I am so excited for this giveaway,
mostly because I'm just excited to see what y'all create.
If you have any questions about how to enter the giveaway,
make sure to put them down below in the comments
and I'll make sure to get back to them as soon as possible.
I will also make sure to pin the link
to enter the giveaway as well,
so that way you can keep track of all the steps
to make sure you do it.
Again, I'm Hallease,
endeavoring to persevere as always.
Thank you so much for supporting this channel
whether it be liking, subscribing,
being a part of the Patreon, whatever it is,
YouTube join, whatever you've done over the years
to support this channel.
Thank you so much for it.
I really appreciate it
because I could not get here to this milestone without you.
So again, this is my way of just trying to pay it forward.
And you know, I don't know, just get y'all to do this too
because being on YouTube has been honestly one
of the best decisions I've made
in my creative career thus far.
And I wanna see y'all succeed.
Again, I'm Hallease, endeavoring to persevere as always.
And if you're new here,
I make videos about my chaotic good life.
Subscribe, follow social media, all of the things,
and I will see you when I see you.